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We sit down with mortician Debbie Holmwood as she discusses a typical day in the life of her job, reveals the average requests she receives from families ahead of funerals, and opens up on why she loves the career she has chosen.
We sit down with mortician Debbie Holmwood as she discusses a typical day in the life of her job, reveals the average requests she receives from families ahead of funerals, and opens up on why she loves the career she has chosen.
In this weeks episode of Minutes With we sat down with Mustafa Al-Bassam, a former member of Anonymous and one of the founders of LulzSec. Mustafa tells us how he got in to hacking and how he ended up getting involved in attacks on The Sun, The Westboro Baptist Church and even the US Government.
Rachel Williams survived 18 years of domestic abuse at the hands of her husband, Darren. She tells us how his manipulation and coercive control quickly developed into violent attacks, but highlights that there can be life after domestic abuse.
Mandy Hickson, one of the first female fighter pilots in RAF history, takes us through the difficulties she faced being the only woman on her squadron. She also discusses the time she was almost killed by a missile when flying over Iraq.
Six people claim to be Everton fans, but they aren't all telling the truth! Among them is at least one Liverpool fan. It's up to the Everton fans to find the fakes and win a cash prize. The sooner they find them, the more money they win!
Arsenal fan Turkish and Man City supporter Big Steve debate who makes it into a team of Mikel Arteta's Gunners and Pep Guardiola's defending Premier League and Champions League winners, with Chelsea fan Matisse as The Judge.
Niall Horan takes part in The Most Relaxing Interview Ever! We give him some of his fave things to help find his inner zen, like sipping from a perfectly poured Guinness, reading from his fave poetry book and meeting Peggy the Puppy.
Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren debate some of boxing's biggest debates. The two promoters discuss Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury? Which Premier League player would make the best boxer? As well as debates about Jake Paul and MrBeast.
Gordon Ramsay, Paul Ainsworth and Nyesha Arrington film a special 'Chef's Edition' of Snack Wars: England Vs USA. Gordon Ramsay throws a Pop-Tart, he judges beans on toast and they all have incredible reactions to Toxic Waste!
Nottingham Forest stars Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White debate some of the biggest football debates. The striker and the midfielder discuss scoring a worldie long-range striker or a tap-in? And who would make the best manager?
Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler pit US and UK foods against each other to see who takes the ultimate title of reigning snack champion. The pair has a great time being introduced to British classics, and cause carnage trying a royal favourite! Millie Bobby Brown tackles meals from the UK and the US, including carrot cake, liquorice allsorts and energy drinks. The Stranger Things star compares Bovril to a Starbucks vanilla latte, and faces her biggest food gripe: quinoa.
In this very funny episode, Jake Gyllenhaal and Gabrielle Union do incredible impressions, Jake reveals his surprising pineapple-on-pizza take, and Gabrielle tries British chocolate for the first time. Oppenheimer stars Emily Blunt and Matt Damon debate whether British food is better than American food and whether you should clap when your plane lands. Matt also reveals why kissing Scarlett Johansson was 'hell'!
Paul Mescal and his Aftersun co-star Frankie Corio compare UK and Irish snacks! Paul introduces Frankie to some Irish snacks, including a Tayto sandwich and Ballymaloe Relish, and neither enjoyed an iconic British spread!
In this weeks episode of Minutes With we sat down with Mirsad Solakovic, a Bosnian refugee who was forced to flee to the UK with his family. Mirsad tells us about the torture he suffered at the hands of his Serbian school teacher, the time he spent in a concentration camp and how this gave him PTSD.
In this episode, we spoke to intrepid explorer Benedict Allen who has nearly died nine times throughout his career - including when he was threatened by gold miners, contracted deadly malaria and was shot at by Pablo Escobar's hitmen. Benedict relives his experience of becoming the first person to cross the Amazon Basin and getting lost alone in the rainforest for weeks without food, shelter or water. This desperate situation led him to make one of the toughest decisions of his life and moulded him into the explorer we meet today.
This week, we sat down with anti-knife crime activist Faron Paul to discuss how he survived being stabbed 18 times, and how he campaigns against knife crime, taking over 1200 weapons off the streets of London.
Mick Hawkes discusses his incredible experiences going undercover for the SAS. From being posted to Northern Ireland during ‘The Troubles' and operating surveillance to finding himself in hot water behind enemy lines in Bosnia.
Former New York Mafia boss Michael Franzese was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family. In this episode, he tells us how he made a fortune in his scheme to defraud the federal government out of gasoline taxes and how he turned his life around.
In this episode of Minutes With, we hear from Stuart Wingford Taylor about his remarkable life inside the UK's most notorious prisons. Throughout his 24 years as a high-security prison officer, Stuart has come face-to-face with some of Britain's most notorious criminals, including Joanna Dennehy, Eunice Spry and Michael Stone. He tells us about the deadly homemade weapons inmates fashion out of soap and toothbrushes, prisoners' plots to murder guards and the gang violence that runs one London jail.
In this timely episode, actress, model and comedian Emily Atack discusses harassment of women and current protection policies.